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Smooth Softshell
Apalone mutica		 Smooth Softshell
A. mutica. Front edge
of carapace is smooth.
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Smooth Softshell, nose detail
A. mutica, nose detail.
Nostrils are round. All other softshells
have a ridge in each nostril arising
from the septum between the nostrils.
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